Bishop Raymond Burke established the Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem in the Diocese of La Crosse (Wis.) on June 22, 2002. The Canons are now located in the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

 

Archbishop Raymond Burke (center) meets with Canons

 

Bishop Burke noted the worthy celebration of the traditional Catholic liturgy as being at the heart of the spirituality and work of the CRNJ. The Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem seek perfection of the worship of God using the 1962 Liturgy in the celebration of the Mass in its historic Latin form, consistent, the Bishop noted, with his holiness Pope John Paul's Ecclesia Dei Adflicta of 1988.

Recognizing that the order professes vows of stability, conversion of life and obedience, and lives a common life according to the Rule of Saint Augustine, now-Archbishop Burke established the CRNJ under his personal care and direction.

Below is Archbishop Burke's decree: